Tuesdays with Dorie BWJ: Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake

Wow–I went all last week without a post. Blah. But now it’s time for cake with TWD and Norman Love’s Lemon Loaf. I bought a few Meyer lemons at TJ’s a couple of months ago, and although I was too lazy to use them then, I did manage to zest and juice them and stash that stuff in the freezer for another time….a time like this!

I didn’t have any issues with this recipe. I did do a half recipe (although I think that with the particular pan I used, I actually should have done two-thirds or three-quarters to get taller slices). It’s a pretty easy recipe and it’s made by hand. There were a couple of things I fiddled with here to ensure a moist and lemony cake. I rubbed the lemon zest into the sugar before mixing anything and I added (for a full recipe, the equivalent of) the juice of one lemon into the egg/sugar mixture. I also made a quickie soaking syrup by heating some extra juice and sugar together, and brushed it all over the loaf while it was still hot.

I liked this loaf cake. It had a nice sunny color and a good pound cake-style texture. I think cakes like this are really good with a little bit of fruit sauce or compote. Jam’s fine, too, when I don’t have any berries in the house. After I took this picture, you bet I totally smooshed the jam and cream over the the top and ate it as a open-faced cake sandwich (or maybe cake smørrebrød since I used lingonberry jam)!

Mine came from Ikea, too. I’ve found that the lingonberry jam makes an awesome pancake sauce as well…just put a few big spoonfuls into a small pot and heat it up gently with a splash of water to thin it a bit.

This is Joy of “Hot Oven, Warm Heart”- you probably don’t remember me, as I took a long hiatus from blogging, but I fondly remember our days of correspondence both through comments on your beautiful site as well as your always helpful emails. I just jumped back into the world of food blogging, and I’d love it if you’d stop by whenever you get a chance! I hope you’re doing well, and still baking up a storm- I’m looking forward to catching up on some of your recent posts 🙂 Lovely lemon loaf by the way!